John o connor



J. OCONNOR.

SOFT COLLAR HOLDER.

APPLICATION men SEPT. 16, 1920.

1,369,703. Patented Feb. 22, 1921'.

' 11v VENTOR (JOHN G ONNOI? A TTORNE Y8 dorm oconnon, or nnw YORK, N. Y.

To all whom it mag/concern Be it known that I, JoHN ()"conNon, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of the city ofNew Yrk,-borough of Man-.

hattan, in the county and State of New York, have invented anew and Improved Soft-Collar Holder,'of which the-following is'a full, clear,'and"exact description.

Devices for holding soft dollars in a man ner to maintain the collar in proper set, are adapted to' engage the collar within the same at the junctureofthe band and outer'por tion or collar proper and are provided with means to engagethe collar button as well as with meansto' engage the-flaps of the collar. Devices for the purpose-have also been formed. of'an upper collar engaging section and a lower button engaging section, the two sections being vertically adjustable for varying the total height of the holder to suit 'difierent sizes or shapes of collarsl ln the caseiof the vertically adjustable holders the means for engaging the collar flaps has been provided on the upper collar engaging section and thereforerwhen the upper and lower sections are adjusted the relative positions of the flap engaging means and the button engaging means have been changed so that the flap engaging means are not properly positioned when the collar engaging member is raised a material distance.

The general object of my invention is to provide a soft collar holder comprising upper and lower sections adjustably con-.

nected and'at the same time to provide flap engaging means and button engaglng means in fixed relative positions and unaffected by the adjustment of the sections,

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, it being understood that the drawings are merely illustrative of practical eX-' amples of the invention.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a soft collar holder embodying my invention in one form and showing the same in use, a collar being shown in perspective.

Fig. 2 is an'enlarged front elevation of said holder. 7

Fig. 3 is a horizontal section on the line 33 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 3" is a detail in horizontal section, and on an enlargedscale as indicated by the line 3---3 of Flg. 2. r

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig.2, but showing the invention in another form.

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7 Application filed September 16,1920. Serial No. 410,653.

'Fig. 5 is a horizontal section on 5 the f suitable formation for supporting engagement w1th the collar A,there being shown upwardly inclined wings 12 the'reon'at oplower section 11. "Said upper-section has a p esides. The upper section i10-includes a vertlcal Shank 13 av g a vertical slot 14 therein; The shank 'ofafasten'ing screw 15 passes throughthe slot 14 and has threaded engagement with the vertical shank 17 on the lower section-1 1 011 which theshank 13 is slidable between longitudinal edge flanges 16; l-

The lower section 11 is provided with means toengage a collar button'indicated at B, Fig. 1, there'being shown for the purpose a vertical slot 18 accommodatingthe shank 'of the collar button, and I providealsoon said button engaging section }11-* means to engage the collar flaps adj'acentto the corners. In F igsr l to 3 the section'll is formed with oppositely extendin j arms 19 at the sides on which clamp plates 24 are provided for clamping the collar material 'against'the arms "19. The arms 19 are adapted to extend at their ends beneath the under side of the collar, while the clamps 20 he at the front of the collar and may have any'suitable design; The clamps 20 inthe examplefshown have rearwardly-bent arms at their inner ends which extend through openings 19 in the arms 19 tothe back of said arms and are-engaged by plate springs 21 secured in any suitable manner to said arms 19 at the back. The arrangement is such-that the clamps may be normally closed by the springs against thearms 19. The

clamps 20 are hinged to the arms 19 at the openings 19 as indicated at 23. Advantageously the arms 19 have'forwardly extending toothed gripping projections 24 on the front faces thereof beneath the clamps 20 so that the material of the collar is effectively held between said'clamps and projections. a c

'VVith the described arrangement it will be. observed that the adjustment of the shanks 13and17 through the medium of the screw 15 will not alter the relative positions I of the clamps 20 and the button engaging slot 18, since bothofthese are in fixed rela-' tive positions on the lower section 11 of the holder, and therefore the clamps for the are return-bent to be disposed laterally inembodiments ofmy invention, I do not limit ward at the front ofsaid arms 19 in position to penetrate the material of the collar flaps near the corners. n I .would state 'n conclusionthat while the illustrated examples constitute practical myself strictly to the mechanical details herein villustrated, since manifestly the 7 same can be considerably varied without departure from the spirit of the invention as defined in the appended claims. Iclaim: l 1

1-. A holder for soft collars including an upper section adapted to v have 1 supporting engagement with the collar within the lat-v ter, a lower section having means at its lower end to engage a collar button, means to adjustably connect said upper and lower sections to vary the total height of the holder, and 'collar-fiapengaging means can lower sections.

2. A holder for soft collars including an upper section adapted to have supporting engagement with the collar within the latter, a lower section having means at its lower end to engage a collar button, means to adjustably connect, said upper andlower sections tovary the total height of the holder, lateral arms extending in opposite directions on said lower section at opposite sides of the button engaging means, and means on said arms to engage the flaps of'a collar.

8. Auholder for soft collars including an upper sectionadapted to have supporting engagement with the collar within the lat ter, a lower section having means atits lower end to engage a collar button, means to adjustably connect said upper and ,lowersections to vary the total heightof the holder,

lateral arms extending in opposite directlons on sa1d lower sect1on,'and clamps" on collar.

said arms adapted to engage the flaps of a g JOHN. oc'oniron; 

